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            Railroad Retirement ActRailroad Unemployment Insurance ActMedicareRailroad Retirement Act**January 2024 Cost-of-Living Increase**Tier I Benefit3.2%Tier II Benefit1.0%3.2%1.0%2022 National Average Wage Index$63,795.13$63,795.13**2024 Maximum Taxable Railroad Earnings**Tier I Earnings Limit$168,600Tier II Earnings Limit$125,100HI Earnings LimitNo Limit$168,600$125,100No Limit**2024 Bend Points for Primary Insurance Amount Calculation**1st Bend Point$1,1742nd Bend Point$7,078$1,174$7,078**2024 Bend Points for Family Maximum Calculation**1st Bend Point$1,5002nd Bend Point$2,1663rd Bend Point$2,825$1,500$2,166$2,825**2024 Retirement Earnings Test Exempt Amounts*****Less than full retirement age in calendar year***Monthly$1,860Annual$22,320$1,860$22,320***Full retirement age attained in calendar year, for months prior to such attainment***Monthly$4,960Annual$59,520$4,960$59,5202024 Earnings Required for a Quarter of Coverage$1,730$1,730**2024 Monthly Amounts For Substantial Gainful Activity**Blind Beneficiaries$2,590Non-Blind Disabled Beneficiaries$1,550$2,590$1,5502024 Monthly Earnings Threshold for Trial Work Period$1,1102024 Monthly Disability Earnings Limit$1,2102024 Annual Disability Earnings Limit$15,125$1,110$1,210$15,125**Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act**2024 Monthly Compensation Base$1,985.00$1,985.002024 Base Year Minimum Qualifying Compensation, and Other Items Equal to 2.5 Times the Monthly Compensation Base$4,962.50$4,962.502024 Base Year Maximum Monthly Compensation Considered For Maximum Benefit Calculation$2,564.00$2,564.00**Maximum Daily Benefit Rate for Benefit Year Beginning**July 2024$94July 2025$99$94$99**Medicare**2024 Part A Deductible$1,632.00$1,632.002024 Part B Monthly Standard Premium$174.70$174.702024 Part B Annual Deductible$240.00$240.00
      
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